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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
A frighttul Sight.

ERIE, Penn, June 6.
A frightfui sight met the gaze Of Coroner
;. valley, Sunday, on responding to call
TOT an inquest ever the body of John Lyons,
20 years old. Lyons lay on the floor, where
he had died the day before, while intoxicated.
Near him lay his aged wife in drunken
stupor. and IN shed near by was found the
four year old grandchild, dying from poison
The child had been sick for several dsvs, and
IN Its extremity had eaten a poisonous weed
that grew near the shed. The grandmother.
finding it in convulsions, gave it heavy dose
of whiskey. The mother of the child was IN
Jail at the time, on charge of drunkenness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
RailrOrd Kicks.
WAsHIyeTuy. June

WAsHINGTON, June 8,
The answers of the Grand Trunk Railroad
company to complsints from the Michigan
Central road and Luther Harrison for selling
tickets TO commercial travellers at less
rate than charged the public generally, was
received ut the interstate commerce commits
sion headquarters today. The reasons given
we're that under the form of tickets sold to
commercial travellers the road il relieved
from some part of the liability that CONNER
cial travellers constitute distinct class of
the travelling public who generally ride a
short distance At q time, visiting numerous
places along the line of the road and create
in the sales they make q large freight traffic
for the roads over which they ride.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
Megantic Laborers.

BANGOR. June 6.
OF the seventy-fve laborers hired in Calais
to work on the Megantic railroad, over half
or all who had any money. have returned,
while the balance are making their way home
on foot. An agent is in Lewiston. seeking
French Canadian labor. Many destitute
men who are returning, were taken care Of
last week by the city of Bangor and aided by
charitable citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07

HuDsoS, June 6.
Simeon Nelson shot ard killed Mrs Shaw,
her son, aged i5. and her sister, Mrs. Lyman
aged 80. this morning. The tragedy was the
result of q contest over q tree claim which
had been decided in favor of Mrs. Shaw.
the body, fatally wounding him. Mr.. Ly-
man was with the party but escaped by get
ting behind team. After the shooting Mel.
son returned - his house, placed the muxzls
Of ride 70 his temple and blew his own
beaias ct.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
Earthquake freaks.

QUECEC, June 6.
News has just been heen received of an
earthquake that recently occurred in the vi
cinity of Ste Louise, County Isle, P. Q
Mountains in the second range OF the Seignoy
of the st. Bochades Aulnais we're greatly
disturbed. Masses of rock from 40 to so
feet square were dislodged and sent hurting
into the valley below. Some of the largest
trees in the forest were uprooted. In ore in
stance rocks falling from mountains broke
the largest dimensions for distance of 200
feet. No serious accidents reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
Officers Elected.

BosroN, June 8.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery today
elected the f1llowing officers:
Captain-Col. Henry Walker Of Boston.
Let Lieut.-Cspt- Jas. p Frost, Boston.
2nd Lient Sergeant Jacob Potter, Boston.
Adjutaat-Capt. Geo. A. Keller, Cam
bridge.
Treasurer and aymsster-SergeaBt VIM
cen, Latorme, South Boston.
Clerk and Assistant Paymaster-Li. Geo.
Hallen, Boston.
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Possibly Intentional.

NEW HAVEN, June b.
Mrs. Georeians Rotwand, proprietress of
the shooting gallery in which young Dartor
was accidentally shot Saturday night, was
arrested today. The arrest was based on the
statement of Edward Fitzgerald, an eye wit
ness who saws that when Leslie plsced the
revolver on the counter it was pointed to-
ward the target. Mrs. Rotwand in picking it
up turned il toward Darton. it was discharg-
ed in her hands. She turned to Leslie and
exclaimed, ''You've shot man."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
BosTON. June 6.

Boston, June 6.
Cases against Richmond J. Lane for en-.
bezzlement pending in the U. S. circuit court
in Boston, will not be tried, as they have
been mol pressed by the government. The
arrest and Indictment of Lane for embezzle.
ment OF some $4,000 from the Abingdon Ma.
tiodal Bank, Of which he was the president.
caused great excitemen, in Arlington and vi.
cinty.
These indictments have been pending
about ayear, having been found last Octo-
Der. The friends and relatives of Mr.. Lane
have raised large sum to make a satisfac-
tory settlement with his creditors in the civil
suits, and as to the criminal prosecution,
United States District Attorney Stearns was
satisfied that there were many mitigating cir
cumstsnces which should be considered in
the disposition of the indictments.
After investigation it was found that not
any of this money had ever benefited Lane
but that 1t was all lost in a leather board
factory in Saccarappa, Maine business ven
ture, IN which the Abingdon bank undertook
to make good a loss which it had sustained
by the insolvent condition of one Davis, a
creditor of the bank.
1t was stated that majority of the drec-
tors of the bank approved of the action in re-
gard to the Saccarappa venture The sc-
counts showed that some Sl20,0OO had been
lost at Saccarappa. 1t was also stated that
the real estate of which Lane was trustee,
had suffered BY his breach of trust. The
heirs and legatees of this estate did not, how
ever, make any criminal charge against him.
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HAvKRHILL, Mass, j

dAEEKHILL, MAse., JUNE o.
Young Corning's forgeries still form q
subject of conversation. Everybody is sur
prised - his standing Vas good. As far -
ascertained the amount Of forged paper dis
covered ID $1,000. One note for $1,000, en-
dorsed BY Jas. Corning, dated last Septem-
Der, to run one year and be discounted, q
one of the banks, Supposed to Be . forgery. il
Reupine.
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Boy Missing.

HoULroN, June 6.
Saturday evening, while fishing, Harry,
the six-year-old son of Mr.. james Vincent of
Houlton, is supposed to have fallen into the
Meduxnekeae river from the bridge and been
drowned. Search was made for him all Sun
day, day and evening, and Was resumed. Mon
day morning.
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Dedication off Actors Monument.

NEW YORK, June 6.
The actors monument, raised BY contribu-
tiors of actors and actresses alone, was dedi-
Gated at Everereen cemetery today. A. NJ.
Palmer, president Of the actors fund, pre-
sided. Edwin Booth delivered the oration.
VIM. Winter read . poem. Among those
present were Joseph Jefferson. Nine. Ponisi,
d. c. Jswett, Cora Tanner, Jos. Whsslock,
Marcus Mayer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
Moosehead Lake Railroad.

BELFAST, June 6.
Iu the equity suit, Hazeltine and others
against the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Rail-
road, the Supreme Court has decreed imme-
diate payment per cent. earnings for 1885,
the amount being el60.62.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07

NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Lynn-Lynn s, Portland 3.
AT Haverhill IL, Lowell4
At Boston-Boston Blues l9 Salem 10.
AT Observation-Disclosures 5, Lawrence O.
The following is the standing of the New
England League clubs up to date:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
THREE TO ONE
Against Doodle and Anarchy-The Ke.
suit Of the Chicago Election.

CHICAGO, June 6
Just one ward in Chicago declared today in
favor OF Doodle and anarchy. Except in the
9th ward the vote throughout the county
averaged three to one against the twin evils
State Attorney Grinnell came out of the con.
test with flying colors, SURPRISING his run
ming mate Clifford by several hundred votes.
Grinnell and Clifford are democrats They
were pitted against the democrats English
and krans. Grnnell and Clifford were put
up by the members of the bar because the
democratic central committee which named
English and Kans offered the nominations for
sale. Grinnell and Clifford were favored by
the citizens organization, while Krans and
English were endorsed by the united labor
party, body which recently made the red
nag campaign against Roche for mayor. Six
circuit Judges were to be elected but three
republican candidates. Horton, Williamson
and Waterman, and one democrat, Baker,
being on all the tickets, the fight was purely
between Grinnell and Clifford on one side
and English and Krans on the other.
Exclusive of suburbs where Grinnell and
Clifford lead heavily the totals are as fol-
lows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07
MR.. BLAINE In NEW YORK.
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS for His Trim
across the ailaatic-Many Prominent
Men Call on Him.

NEW YORK, June 6.
Hon. James G. Blaine made long call on
"hnelaw Reid. in company with Stephen B.
Eiklns, Sunday evening Mr. Reid has been
III for several weeks, but the visitors found
MIN eonvalescing and able to converse. Mrs
Blaine and her two daughters. Miss Margaret
ana Siiss Hattie, arrived in New York, Mon
day evening and joined Mr.. Blaine a, Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Mr.. Blaine had many callers
Monday, among them being Chas. Emery
smith Of the Philadelphia Press. Hon. S. B.
Elkins, John A. Grow, and others.
MIR. Blaine .pent the forenoon making
purchases for his European trip and attend
ing private business.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, June 6.
Ben Jones, chairman of the republican ma
tlonal executive committee, left for New
York this morning. He said that while he
didn't go to see Blaine leave for his European
triple would be present to bid him good bye.
lie stated further that neither ne nor any
other person could say whether Blaine would
come out as the Presidential candidate, and
II depended much upon the condition of
things in future. He thought Blaine was not
seeking q nomination
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Fire at Fairfield.

FAIRFIELD, June s.
The house and barn belonging to W. E.
Higrins, near the center, was burned this A.
tsrnooa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-07

True delicacy Of flavor with true efficacy
Of action, has been attained in the famous
California liquid fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
tt pleasant tasts and beneficial effects have
rendered il innsnsely popular. For sale By
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
MOL PROSSED.

The Case Against Richmond ], Lane at
Boston.
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War Department.
otfice of the Chief Signal Oficer.
washington. ID. c.. June - A. "
For New England: Fair weather. followed
by rain; south ~esterly winds; stationary
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Grinnell. 23,407
Clifford, 23,O72
English, lO.744
krans, l0,6S5
The republican candidates and Baker, un-
opposed democrat, received each about 32,-
600 votes. This is only third of the regis,
try. The election contrary to all indications
was unusually quiet and orderly.
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BY TELEG GRAPH,
WEATHER " REPORT,

'h"'cat'oEs for the Next 24 Hour.,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
RABBIT PEST IN AUSTRALIA.
And Yet They Want to Introduce the Eng.
lfsh Rabbit Here,

From time to time statements have
appeared IN the newspapers of the great
damage done to Australian fields by
rabbits. Mr.. James NJ. Morgan, United
States Consul General at Melbourne, in
a report to the Department of State on
''The RABBIT Pest in Victoria, confirms
these statements and says: ''While 1t
would be difficult to ascertain the est1-
mated damage done by rabbits, it NAV
be safely stated that during the last 10
years the loss caused by the pest through
decrease In carrying capabilities of land,
destruction to crops, loss of rents, &C.,
would amount to at least 5000, 600. y
The rabbit which has caused all this
damage Is the common gray variety of
wild rabbit. Introduced IN Victoria in
1860 for the purpose of sport, it has
been SO profile in the propagation of its
kind as literally to overrun a great por-
ton of Victoria. In a speech in the
Colonial Parliament 1t was shown that
one section of about $4,000, 900 acres,
where a few years ago homesteads, fine
orchards, and all evidences of prosperity
were to be seen, had been rendered al
most useless and uninhabit bile. Large
SUMS vi money nave Deen expended DY
private citizens, municipal and district
authorities to exterminate the pest, but
with only partial succ IS. The chief
methods employed have been trapping
and spreading of phosphorized oats and
wheat and arsenic. Trapping is re-
ported slow and expensive, while the
rabbits in many instances will not eat
the poisoned food, or are unaffected bv
it. About 500 miles of rabbit proof
wire net fencing have also been erected
IN Victoria at cost of about $50 per
mile. Rewards have been offered by
Councils for rabbit skins, and payments
have been made for about 157, coo dozens
of skins In one district from 700. 600
to % O,000 rabbits have been purchased
at cost of IS. Cd per dozen. AS to
the remarkable feoundity of rabbits Mr.
Morgan says: sit can be asserted on
good grounds that one pair of rabbits
will, under the most favorable circum-
stances, (that is, country consisting of
sand hills, pine ridges, and scrub, in
crease in two and half years to the
enormous number of 1850, GOO" A
similar condition of affairs is said to ey-
ist in some of the other Australian col
Onies
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
THE MISER OF THE MOUND.
A Story of n slave Who Had the Squirrels
Vice of OyerhoardinG.
from the Atlanta Constitution


Browns Mound, in Twiggs county.
was part of the princely domain of a
middle Georgia planter. This planter
owned a slave who was miser. Such
instances are not uncommon among the
Southern negroes. This negro was
rather privileged above the ordinary
slaves, d his master allowed him to
cultivate little patch on the mound
and keep the proceeds for himself.
Many handful of cotton and many a
peck of peanuts did it take to accumu-
late hoard of gold amounting to about
$500. But it was done. No one knew
the hiding place of this fund. The
other negroes had a natural dislike for
the miser who ''wus so mighty curious
in e ways. AT dead of night he would
unearth his treasures and seek a safer
spot for deposit. He gloated over it.
and listened with delighted ears to the
jingle of the precious coin. Then came
" ilson's cavalry, leaving death and
desoiation in their train.
They learned of the poor negro's
boarded treasure, and some of the
troopers caught him and tried to force
him to reveal his secret In some way
he escaped and fled in the night. After
searching for some time after the whirl-
wind of war had passed they found him
wandering aimlessly about the little
patch on the mound He was rendered
insane by the fright. When asked
where was his money, the reply would
come short and sharp: Hid on the
noun" He had forgotten his hiding
place, and others tried in vain to assist
him in finding the spot where it was
buried. 1t is now a neglected place,
where quail shooting would be fine were
it not for the rattle snakes that infest
the hooks and crannies of the mound.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
A Convert.

Some years ago Paul Bert, the French
savant just dead, visited Havre while a
severe epidemic of smallpox was rag
ing in that port. Noticing on his re-
turn to Paris that the mortality was
daily on the increase, he began to enter
tain doubts as to the efficacy of vaccina-
ton as . prophylactic, and resolved to
solve the problem 10 his own satisfac-
ton by experiments on his own person.
He accordingly got himself vaccinated,
and, going fortnight afterward to the
Charlie Hospital, he courageously had
himself inoculated with the virus of
man who was dying of the small poX.
No ill effects having resulted flom tho
terrible experiment, M. Paul Bert was
completely won over to the cause of
vaccination, which throughout the re-
mainder of his life had no warmer sup
porter. IT is Characteristic of the savant
that he never breathed word of this
to Pny ore, evidently regarding tho
trial to which he had subjected himself
and the fearful risk which he had run,
rs commonplace episode in the career
of Yotary of science.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
TWO RUNAWAY GIRLS.
Found Waiting in Milwaukee for the Chiua-
men They Had Agreed to Marry.

A letter from Chicago, says: For sew
eral days past two elderly German
women, Mrs. Ludwig and Mrs. Bloom,
have been haunting the Chief of Policies
Office beseeching that functionary t.
find their two runaway daughters, aged
16 and 10. Yesterday afternoon they
came as usual, and after an hours wait
ing went away, each with a blushing
maiden on her arm.
The story of the young womens' dis
appearance has its beginning in Sun
Wah's laundry on Blue Island avenue.
Sun Wah has a German wife, nee Au-
gusta Miller, whom he esPoused a veal
ago. Augusta likes her Chinese hus-
band, and points with pride to his so
briefly and affection as contrasted with
the irregular behavior of some of his
Caucasian neighbors.
The two girls are friends of Mrs Sun
Wah, who lost no opportunity to urge
them to take Chinese husbands. She
imported two Chinese dudelets, with
silk ulsters, from the south side, and
watched with satisfaction Irritation
which they speedily got up with the
girls. The young Mongols proposed
marriage last week, and were accepted,
With the sole proviso that they would
90 out of town to be married
The young men agreed, and Mrs. Sun
Wah offered the Inequalities of her
fathers house in Milwaukee, where she
said the bridegrooms could meet their
brides. The offer was accepted, and on
Monday the girls were taken by Mrs.
Woh 70 +ho hln homo Nf
Fritz Snider in Milwaukee.
Thither, by the use of threats upon
Sun Wah and his wife, Detective Haas
raced them. He found that the young
Cinnamon had not yet appeared to claim
their brides, being deferred from fear of
consequences. The girls meanwhile
had weakened, and were glad to come
home to-day with the detective.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
Told by the Policeman.

II could not help arresting her. the
policeman said, 'for she was drunk and
disorderly in the street; but she begged
so hard, and seemed so broke up, that |
did not have the heart to refuse to do
what she asked, which was to take the
key of her room and see that the Christ
mas gifts were sent. So L took the kew
and went to one of the many furnished
rooms which are let to such women in
Rivington street. 1t was a small room
with hardly space to move around the
bed, and there l found, as she said
would, dozen packages of Christmas
gifts, which she had prepared for her
family in country town in New Jersey.
Each was plainly directed. Not one of
her brothers and sisters had been for
gotten. For one there was a doll, for
another n playhouse, for another a set
of games. She had intended to send
these things by express, and with them
a turkey for the Christmas dinner. She
had concealed from her relatives her
shameful life, and led them to believe
she was earning her living by teaching.
Of course, she could not go, for she
spent her Christmas on Blackwell's Is
land, but the presents went. ~ Y.
Sun
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
A Boston Pet.

A Boston small dog whose lines had
indeed fallen in pleasant places has just
died. He wore delicate napkins at his
meals with his name embroidered in the
centre. He was put to sleep in CRIB,
with costly furs for his bed and cover
let of the finest wool wrapped him
about. Over his sleeping prison was
drawn a counterpart of figured silk.
When he took an airing it was always
from the seat of a carriage, and the
coachman has driven him out alone
when by chance no members of the
family were ready to accompany him
1t is said, on the authority of the Record
that since his death his former home
has been mourning, Visiting friends of
the family have been given to under
stand that the family would prefer that
ali calls should be omitted for the pres
ent. Any allusion to the dog in the
presence OF his mistress occasions a
flood of tears, and the attending physi-
clan has rigidly prohibited any mention
of the name or fate of the pet. A suit
abb memorial will soon be erected to
his memory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-20
For Weak Women.

Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
about the first Of September, 1881, my wife
was taken with uterine hemorrhage. The best
styptics the physician could prescribe did
check it and she got more and more enfeebled.
She was troubled with Prolapsus Uteri, Leu
corrhPa, numbness of the limbs, sickness of
the stomach and loss Of appetite. purchased
a trial bottle of your Vegetable Compound.
She said she could discoreY q Sdllttdrg effect
from the first dose. Now she is comparative.
ly free from Prolapsus, stomach's sickness,
&c. The hemorrhage is very much better
and is less at the regular periods. Her appetite
IS restored, and her general health and
strength are much improved. We feel that
we have been wonderfully benefited and our
hearts are drawn out in gratitude for the
same and in sympathy for other sufferers, for
whose sakeS we allow our names to be used.
C. w. EATON, Thurston, N Y.
The Compound is put up in Pill, Lozenge
and Liquid form. All sold by druggists. The
FILLS and Lozenges sent by mail on receipt of
price.